The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-20
ORRIN TARBOx's STEERS.
They Raise the Very Deuce with Mr.. Tar.
box, and with Most OF His NeIahbors.

NORWICH, Nov. 10.-Not long ago Orrin
Tarbo1 OF baskerville bought pair Of Texas
Steers and was proud OF them. They were
stalwart and wiry animals. with long wicked
looking horns. and in their eyes was an in
scrutable CLEAN that could have been kindled
nowhere else but in Texas After looking
them over carefully one of Mr.. Tarbox' s neigh
bors let fall the remark:
Z" Them steers Of yours. Square. remind me
OF the hogs they used to raise out in Michigan
in the woods, aud which could fog a bear and
outrun a wolf. LUX out fur em. Square"
Mr.. Tarbox did look out for them, but one
day they got out OF the enclosure. and. 1t is
said. travelled across two townships before
they were captured and Locked Up again il, in
Ths only mild sample go OF What eogld 40
more excitement than eastern Connecticut had
experienced since the early Indian wars. They
overturned several acres OF corn shocks. Peo-
pie who saw the act at safe distance say that
rapidly and destructiveIy. AS they rushed
Through the field they husked with their, SHARP
horns corn enough Tor breakfast which they
Bis hop ran into his lot armed with pitchfork.
and confronted them. but, when he saw both
the orR and Barely s
capped with his life. The foremost steer helped
him III, over the wall and no landed on his face in
Both animals cleared the fence at q Leap; It
was lucky for Mr. Bishop that Jared Phillns,s
where MT: Bishop cleared Tie fence without
had not caught glimpse OF a bright tin boiler
on the cart Mr. Bishop must ao surely have been
charged straight on tho boiler, which DANCED
Phillipss cart and the boiler amidShlps and il
heard by Jared and the Brown family, who
were diekerinG with him Mn in the kiieheI;
rags for washboard and tin din
per. They rushed to the front OF the house.
Wo or las ya a.sr the street
with all kinds of shining tlnware, irving pans
iron pots 6gf stssd wsFhheGSa nrl
lay In the ditch on IFS side gazing steadrastly;
an expression of docle engagement on, his ngcd
which betok oned in what direction the Tarbox
steers. which had been startled by the explo-
sion 81 the cart and the insillade OF tinware.
were lying at a furious pace,
The steers and their whiring cocoon, OF dust
speedily passed out Of sight. 1t Was learned
lips, and Mr.. Brown organized to so in pursuit
OF them, that the animals leaped a wall, struck
Quinnebaug River into another town. Riot
and TTssE s marea br S Fe
gored Gurdon Amess colt so seriously that i
had to be shot, spItted with their horns several
cattle OF George L; StetS9n. ripped w fences.
al sides to hunt the nfuri ated beasts. and the
chase swelled in the number and grew hotter
in tho Ire Of the huntsmen at every mile. Near
X every farmer in two or three towns was on
forks. eel spears. cart stakes: shoguns. and re-
yolvers, and every farmer had sworn that he
would Kill the critters and no quarter"
Out OF breath after several hours OF running.
or anxious for more sport the steers finally
halted in n lot not far from Westminster for
their pursuers to approach, but rs soon as they
saw the magnitude OF tho hostile demonstra-
ton they set of on q rush again. They disup-
peared In the woods beyond Westminster and
the latest reports from the front uring no It'd
ings OF either steers or irate farmers. The
damage they wrought Is estimated at $500.